November 3rd

Minnesota Wild 1 , Buffalo Sabres 4
Shots: 17 - 30
PP: 0 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:56/74=75 %, Challenges:41/51=78 %
PP: 1 of 7 (13 shots), Passing:65/74=87 %, Challenges:39/46=83 %
Attendance: 18600 of 18600 (Xcel Energy Center)
Ticket income: 900240 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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10:04 0-1 Simon Gagné [10] (Tim Connolly, Jaroslav Spacek)PP
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27:09 1-1 Pavol Demitra [8] (Marian Gaborik, Kyle Calder)
29:36 1-2 Dainius Zubrus [4] (Clarke MacArthur, Nathan Paetsch)
32:36 1-3 Shawn Horcoff [3] (Teppo Numminen, Henrik Tallinder)SH
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43:02 1-4 Shawn Horcoff [4] (Simon Gagné, Chuck Kobasew)
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Penalty summary:
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00:19 Brian McGrattan (5 min for fighting)
00:19 Derek Boogaard (5 min for fighting)
02:39 Sami Kapanen (2 min for slashing)
09:14 Mark Parrish (2 min for hooking)
11:35 Keith Carney (2 min for holding the stick)
15:21 Éric Bélanger (2 min for hooking)
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31:59 Toni Lydman (2 min for hooking)
36:14 Roman Voloshenko (2 min for hooking)
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41:47 Derek Boogaard (5 min for fighting)
41:47 Brian McGrattan (5 min for fighting)
45:36 Wes Walz (2 min for hooking)
49:41 Éric Bélanger (2 min for hooking)
56:39 Nick Schultz (2 min for boarding)
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Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Matt Foy 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.00 6
R Georges Laraque 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.00 6
R Mark Parrish 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -3 11.10 7
R Marian Gaborik 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 16.00 7
C Éric Bélanger 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 -1 8.40 6
C Wes Walz 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 19.00 7
C Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -2 14.50 7
C Pavol Demitra 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 16.00 8
L Roman Voloshenko 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 9.50 6
L Derek Boogaard 0 0 2 3 3 2 10 0 20.30 7
L Daniel Cleary 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 10.50 7
L Kyle Calder 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 15.10 6
D Petteri Nummelin 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 -1 11.10 6
D Nick Schultz 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 -2 17.30 5
D Keith Carney 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 28.10 8
D Martin Skoula 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 -2 19.20 5
D Kim Johnsson 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 14.40 6
D Brian Rafalski 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 1 29.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 4 0 26 0 0 60.00 6
G Josh Harding 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brian McGrattan 0 0 2 5 1 5 10 0 6.30 8
R Mark Mancari 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15.30 6
R Alexei Smirnov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.10 6
R Chuck Kobasew 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 1 22.10 7
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.10 6
C Dainius Zubrus 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 18.30 8
C Tim Connolly 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 20.20 5
C Shawn Horcoff 2 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 14.40 8
L Andrew Peters 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.30 6
L Clarke MacArthur 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 8.30 8
L Sami Kapanen 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 19.10 7
L Simon Gagné 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 20.30 8
D Henrik Tallinder 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 9.30 7
D Chris Phillips 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.30 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 28.50 7
D Nathan Paetsch 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 13.20 8
D Toni Lydman 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 19.10 7
D Teppo Numminen 0 1 5 3 0 0 0 1 32.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 1 0 16 0 0 60.00 8
G Martin Gerber 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Shawn Horcoff
2nd star: Simon Gagné
3rd star: Dainius Zubrus

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Pavol Demitra scored the 600th point of his career.
-Brian Rafalski had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Simon Gagné scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Dainius Zubrus ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Shawn Horcoff finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
-Henrik Tallinder ended his 5 game point drought.

Other notes:
-Derek Boogaard beat Brian McGrattan in a fight.
-Derek Boogaard beat Brian McGrattan in a fight.

Farm game result:
Houston Aeros 2( 40) , Rochester Americans 2( 6)
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0-1 ROC Andrej Sekera (Marek Zagrapan)
1-1 HOU Brent Burns
2-1 HOU Marco Rosa (Mark Rooneem, Shawn Belle)
2-2 ROC Marek Zagrapan (Timo Helbling)

Goalies: Dieter Kochan - Mike Morrison


Pittsburgh Penguins 4 , San Jose Sharks 2
Shots: 28 - 26
PP: 1 of 5 (5 shots), Passing:72/79=91 %, Challenges:43/53=79 %
PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:56/76=73 %, Challenges:34/42=79 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 807201 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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15:46 0-1 Dany Heatley [9] (Jason Spezza, Ryane Clowe)
17:51 1-1 Maxim Afinogenov [4] (Mike Fisher)PP
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29:01 2-1 Eric Staal [10] (Ryan Whitney, Darryl Sydor)
29:35 3-1 Maxim Afinogenov [5] (Ryan Whitney, Darryl Sydor)
34:21 4-1 Mike Fisher [4] (Kurtis Foster)
35:17 4-2 Sidney Crosby [6] (Peter Bondra)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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00:53 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for cross-checking)
11:04 Mike Grier (2 min for hooking)
17:25 Craig Rivet (2 min for tripping)
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20:13 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for high-sticking)
22:19 Colby Armstrong (2 min for hooking)
37:27 Gary Roberts (2 min for hooking)
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45:02 Kenny Jönsson (2 min for tripping)
59:17 Peter Bondra (2 min for high-sticking)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Branko Radivojevic 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 7.40 7
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 3 2 1 0 2 -1 15.30 7
R Sergei Brylin 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 12.20 7
R Ryan Getzlaf 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 2 20.30 7
C Erik Christensen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.50 6
C Jason Allison 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 14.50 7
C Mike Fisher 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 -1 16.40 7
C Eric Staal 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 2 20.30 8
L Maxime Talbot 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 5
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 -1 16.40 6
L Matthew Lombardi 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 12.20 6
L Maxim Afinogenov 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 2 20.30 9
D Mark Eaton 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 12.40 6
D Kurtis Foster 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 15.00 7
D Darryl Sydor 0 2 0 3 2 1 0 2 25.50 8
D Andrew Ference 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 15.20 6
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 22.50 6
D Ryan Whitney 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 2 28.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 2 0 24 0 0 60.00 9
G Ty Conklin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mike Grier 0 0 0 5 1 4 2 0 16.10 7
R Gary Roberts 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 13.20 6
R Marek Svatos 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 13.40 7
R Dany Heatley 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 15.50 7
L Ryane Clowe 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 11.30 7
C Andrew Cogliano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.30 5
C Sidney Crosby 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 -1 15.10 8
C Jason Spezza 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 17.10 8
L Curtis Brown 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 17.10 6
R Sam Gagner 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14.30 7
L Peter Bondra 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 -1 10.30 7
L Evgeny Malkin 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 15.50 7
D Doug Murray 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.50 6
D Craig Rivet 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 21.40 7
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 28.10 6
D Christoph Schubert 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 14.20 4
D Kenny Jönsson 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 -1 22.40 7
D Sandis Ozolinsh 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jussi Markkanen 4 0 24 0 0 60.00 6
G Ray Emery 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Maxim Afinogenov
2nd star: Mike Fisher
3rd star: Ryan Whitney

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Eric Staal scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Maxim Afinogenov scored the 100th goal of his career.

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Dany Heatley scored the 300th point of his career.
-Evgeny Malkin had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 6( 44) , Cleveland Barons 0( 10)
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1-0 WIL Janne Jokila (Nathan Smith, Dennis Bonvie)
2-0 WIL Jani Rita (Jeff Taffe)
3-0 WIL Jeff Taffe (Lucas Lawson, Kristopher Letang)
4-0 WIL Mark Letestu (Ryan Stone)
5-0 WIL Nathan Smith (Dennis Bonvie)
6-0 WIL Jani Rita (Jeff Taffe)

Goalies: Dany Sabourin - Thomas Greiss

Washington Capitals 1 , Vancouver Canucks 5
Shots: 22 - 27
PP: 0 of 6 (10 shots), Passing:74/83=89 %, Challenges:41/53=75 %
PP: 2 of 4 (4 shots), Passing:63/80=78 %, Challenges:41/50=80 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 915936 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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12:46 0-1 Markus Näslund [6] (Alexandre Burrows, Mattias Öhlund)PP
17:15 0-2 Markus Näslund [7] (Brendan Morrison, Mattias Öhlund)PP
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26:54 1-2 Alexander Semin [5] (Ben Clymer)
28:34 1-3 Brendan Morrison [6] (Roberto Luongo)
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46:53 1-4 Matt Cooke [2] (Ryan Kesler, Trevor Linden)
47:37 1-5 Markus Näslund [8] (Henrik Sedin)
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Penalty summary:
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02:08 Alexandre Burrows (2 min for cross-checking)
07:17 Kevin Bieksa (5 min for fighting)
07:17 Chris Clark (5 min for fighting)
10:58 Alexander Ovechkin (2 min for high-sticking)
16:29 Ben Clymer (2 min for slashing)
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21:12 Brendan Morrison (2 min for roughing)
31:24 Markus Näslund (2 min for elbowing)
35:27 Tommi Santala (2 min for tripping)
37:51 Alexander Semin (2 min for tripping)
39:48 Brian Sutherby (2 min for slashing)
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50:47 Trevor Linden (2 min for boarding)
54:55 Tyler Bouck (2 min for hooking)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Matt Bradley 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -1 7.20 6
R Boyd Gordon 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 9.10 4
R Chris Clark 0 0 4 4 1 1 5 0 17.40 7
R Viktor Kozlov 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 20.00 7
C Tomas Fleischmann 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 10.30 6
C Jakub Klepis 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 10.20 7
C Brian Sutherby 0 0 3 1 1 0 2 0 18.10 7
C Michael Nylander 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -1 20.10 6
L Brooks Laich 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 12.10 7
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.10 7
L Alexander Semin 1 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 17.40 7
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 -1 21.00 7
D Mike Green 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 14.50 6
D Ben Clymer 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 16.40 7
D Brian Pothier 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -2 28.30 7
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.40 6
D Tom Poti 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 24.30 7
D Steve Eminger 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 -2 25.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Olaf Kölzig 5 0 22 0 0 60.00 4
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Lee Goren 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.10 6
R Tyler Bouck 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 11.10 6
R Alexandre Burrows 0 1 1 3 0 1 2 1 19.20 7
R Tommi Santala 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 11.50 7
C Ryan Kesler 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 12.20 8
C Trevor Linden 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 11.10 6
C Brendan Morrison 1 1 4 1 1 0 2 1 18.00 7
C Henrik Sedin 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 15.50 7
L Matt Cooke 1 0 3 3 0 3 0 1 15.00 7
L Taylor Pyatt 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 11.10 6
L Daniel Sedin 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 17.00 7
L Markus Näslund 3 0 5 1 0 0 2 0 19.30 9
D Luc Bourdon 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.50 6
D Sami Salo 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 1 26.10 7
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 2 0 1 0 5 1 19.10 7
D Lukas Krajicek 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 11.50 5
D Willie Mitchell 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 1 21.50 8
D Mattias Öhlund 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 29.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 1 1 21 0 0 60.00 9
G Curtis Sanford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Markus Näslund
2nd star: Brendan Morrison
3rd star: Roberto Luongo

Notes for Washington Capitals:

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Henrik Sedin notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Matt Cooke ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Kevin Bieksa fought Chris Clark in a fight.

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 4( 28) , Manitoba Moose 2( 15)
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1-0 POR Eric Fehr (Joe Motzko, Chris Bourque)
1-1 MAN Mike S. Brown (Jason Jaffray, Rick Rypien)
1-2 MAN Marc-André Bernier (Byron Ritchie)
2-2 POR Eric Fehr (Chris Bourque)
3-2 POR Eric Fehr (Chris Bourque)
4-2 POR Jason Lehoux (Cam McCaffrey)

Goalies: Frédéric Cassivi - Drew MacIntyre